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Jul 22, 2015

Boston Business JournalTechnology developed out of Harvard's Wyss Institute that collects and stores vital signs at the patient's bedside may soon be available in hospitals, with a new startup licensing and commercializing the technology...

Jul 22, 2015

The Kid Should See ThisVIDEO: The Kid Should See This features Kilobots, small individual robots developed by Wyss Institute Core Faculty member Radhika Nagpal, that swarm together, thereby demonstrating collective behavior which can be seen in Nature by…

Jul 16, 2015

MIT Technology ReviewMIT Technology Review describes a growing number of exoskeletons becoming available commercially and being developed, including exoskeletons currently being developed by Wyss Founding Core Faculty members Conor Walsh and Robert Wood using novel materials and methods of assisting a wearer’s motion...

Jul 12, 2015

Boston GlobeThe Boston Globehighlights progress in studies to prevent injuries on the football field from researchers at Harvard University, including a protective knee brace constructed from soft materials developed by Wyss Institute Core Faculty member Conor Walsh and his team...

Jul 9, 2015

Science NewsA soft-and-stiff body puts a spring in a new jumping robot’s step. The body, made from a rubbery-to-rigid gradient of plastic, helps the bot bounce high and stick its landings, while offering mechanical bits a supportive base, researchers report in the July 10 Science...

Jul 9, 2015

Tech TimesA froglike robot capable of jumping has been designed by researchers at Harvard University. This soft-bodied device is capable of squeezing through tiny spaces, which could allow similar vehicles to explore disaster areas...

Jul 9, 2015

Science MagazineWe’ve got robots that look like people—now we have one that looks like a frog. Or at least hops like one. Using 3D printers, roboticists have designed a three-legged mechanical critter with a squishy exterior and a rigid interior that is more durable, safe, and adaptable than the strictly rigid variety. Watch now.

Jul 9, 2015

New ScientistEngineers at Harvard University have printed a bot that can leap about six times its own height. The secret to its success? It’s made from a combination of soft and rigid parts. Soft robots are more adaptable, safer, and more resilient than stiff metal machines, say the researchers, led by Robert Wood...

Jul 9, 2015

Nature World News A new, 3D-printed robot has both soft and rigid body parts modeled on animal and insect designs. A team of Harvard scientists reported recently in the journal Science about their invention, which can jump without injury and is easily handled by humans...

Jul 9, 2015

IEEE SpectrumA team of Wyss Institute researchers, in collaboration with UCSD researchers, has created a robot that can jump and land upright. It was built by using a multimaterial 3D printer that allows them to fabricate the robot with the optimal combination of soft and rigid structures...

Jul 9, 2015

BetaBostonBetaBoston describes an advance in robotics manufacturing by a team including Rob Wood and James Weaver that used a gradient of hard and soft materials to 3D print an autonomous jumping robot...

Jul 6, 2015

Wired UKDescribed on Wired UK, a 3D printed living wearable developed with help from Wyss Institute Core Faculty member Pam Silver and Staff Scientist James Weaver could potentially generate drugs, fuel and food when exposed to sunlight...

Jul 4, 2015

NewsweekNewsweek describes the Wyss Institute's award-winning organs-on-chips. The Institute's goal is to create 10 different organ systems that can be joined together by blood vessel channels to simulate human physiology on a microscale and provide a cheaper, more reliable way to test new drugs...

Jul 1, 2015

Digital JournalA team led by Wyss Institute Core Faculty member Pam Silver has found that by switching the mice’s light-dark schedules and feeding habits they could cause bacteria in the fecal matter of both humans and mice to lose their natural rhythms and even change in composition...

Jul 1, 2015

Beta BostonThe Boston Globe's Beta Bostondescribes how an all-star panel of researchers-turned-entrepreneurs shared their career highs and lows with robotics researchers Monday at the closing sessions of the Wyss Institute's Bioinspired Robotics Symposium...

Jun 27, 2015

Tech TimesThe revolutionary concept behind the Human Organs-On-Chip project was awarded the Design of the Year given by the London's Design Museum. It was able to beat out the self-driving car design developed by Google...